balraj9218 minBreaking Taboos: Sex and South AsiansIf most brown people I know tried to talk about sex with their parents they’d either be taken for an exorcism or on the first flight back...
balraj9217 minMoney, Love and Intoxication: The Everlasting Influence of the Bollywood IndustryMy interest in the Bollywood industry has for a long time been minimal, and the reason for this is three-fold: the presence of nepotism...
balraj9215 minColourism in the South Asian Community: The Many Shades of PrejudiceSocial ideals of beauty come in and out of fashion but what doesn’t go out of fashion is embracing yourself. Your skin holds centuries of...
Abisha Jegatheeswaran1 minMatterWe are constantly queried on our ‘actual’ ethnic origin, as just ‘British’ is not solely accepted as our identity.
Mayu Sriranjan4 minQuestioning Traditions: “That’s Just the Way It Is”As a teacher of philosophy and religion, questioning is at the heart of everything I teach. Do we need laws to guide our morality?
Apoorva Vijay5 minAcademic Pressures: “93%?! What happened to the other 7 marks?"Healthy competition is always encouraged to bring out the best in yourself, but at what point does it destroy your self-confidence?
balraj9214 minWhat is it About Marriage that Makes Young British Asians Say ‘Let’s Change the Topic?’We can all agree that Asian weddings are too expensive - till death do us part or till debt do us part.
balraj9216 minWhy are Young British Asians Supporting the Black Lives Matter MovementWhy wouldn’t you support the movement? Why wouldn’t you want to fight for equality?
balraj9216 minLet's Talk About Mental Health with Young British AsiansEvery single person has a mental health, just as we do a physical health and I'd personally like to see the conversation shifted to...
cherylf8 minHoney, I'm Home... Sexism and Inequality in South Asian HouseholdsThinking that’s the way the world is and oppressing your daughter as opposed to your son makes you part of the problem.
jathushaa5 minGrowing Up with Learning Disabilities in the South Asian CommunityThis feeling of humiliation stemmed from the toxic views in our South Asian community that having a learning disability was taboo.
Nishani Jeyapalan7 minBottle of Grief: How I’ve Learnt to Cope with LossI had completely caged my grief and shoved it to the back of my mind, and a few dark thoughts later, I knew I had to do something about it.
Lakshan Chitrakumaran3 minThe Value of Embracing ShameYour shame tends to stem from a belief somewhere inside you - a belief about the scope of your abilities
Thuriga5 minDating Outside Your Race: The Survival Guide My greatest challenge thus far has been breaking out of Tamil traditions to date a white guy.
Shiri4 minHow We Can Beat the Stigma of Mental HealthSadly what I often get is "but why do you feel like this?". Trust me, if I knew the answer to that, I would have already solved it.
Shiri3 minAm I ovary-reacting? What I don’t understand is why, as Tamils we celebrate initially getting periods. Only, from then onwards, it suddenly becomes a ...